Vending machine



Dec. 21, 1926. r 1,611,351

.J. G. KEARBY. SR, ET AL VENDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2, 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 1 a aQM,

Dec. 21 192a. 1 1,611,351

J. G. KEARBY. sR.. ET AL v VENDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2. 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Ummnfifioonmem a 00 Mam Patented Dec. 21, 1926.

UhllTED STATS are? JOHN GALLA'IIH KEABIBY, SR., AND WILLIAM HUBER'IGOODNIG-HT, OF DALLAS, TEXAS; SAID GOODNIGHT ASSIGIJGB T SAID KEARBY.

VENDING Application filed February 2, 1923.

Our invention relates to vending machines and more particularly tocoin-operated vending machines for selling pencils and other articles oftrade; and the object is to provide machines which are simple inconstruction and simple in operation and which can be marketed at smallcost. Another object is to provide machines which have all parts soarranged that they will not be displaced in operation and which willoperate with precision and which Wlll positively deliver a pencil orother article whenever the proper coin is placed in the coin chutebefore operating the machine. Other objects and advantages will be fullyexplained in the following description and the invention will be moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine with the front cover orcasing omitted. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the casing for the lower partomitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, taken on the lines 33 of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the coin releasing device. Fig. 5 is aside elevation of the bar which forms the lower part of the partitionbetween the two compartments. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of thelower part of the casing.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

The machine is provided with a ca ing composed of a back member 1, abottom 2, and a front member 3 which is removable and which inelosesonly the lower front part. The machine is provided with a cabinet orcompartment for containing the goods to be sold. This cabinet is formedon the back 1 which has integral side members 4 which are provided withinturned flanges 5. On the front of the upper part of the cabinet, thereis preferably a transparent removable plate 6 held in place by theflanges 5 and by screws 7 and by the bar 8. The transparent plate 6covers the front of the upper part of the cabinet and extends partlywithin the compartment 9. That part 10 of the front casing for thecabinet has a series of slots hereinafter ex:- plained and the part 10has an integral part 11 bent under to form the bottom of the MACHINE.

Serial No. 616,553.

goods cabinet. The compartment 9 for housing the operating mechanism hasside casing members 12 and 13 and a removable cover 14 which is providedwith depending flanges 15 for attaching the cover 14- to the sides 12and 13 by means of bolts 16 and nuts 17. The cover 14; has a slot 18 forthe coin and a slot for the handle 19. The coin chute 20 is rigid withthe cover 14 and delivers the coin to the actuating mechanism.

The coin-actuating mechanism is located in the compartment 9. A bar 21is supported on the side members 12 and 13 by depending flanges 22 andbolts 23. This bar 21 forms a part of the coin-actuating mechanism andsupports the coin-actuating mechanism. The bar 21 has a slot 24 which isjust wide enough to let the coin pass. The coin to be used generally isa nickel, but it is apparent that the machine may be adapted to use anyother suitable coin. The slot 241 registers with the chute 20 and receives the coin, but the coin is prevented from falling through the slot24 by a yielding detent 25 which partly closes the passage at the bottomof the slot 2 1, and so the detent 25 holds the coin until thecoin-actuating mechanism is moved. A slide 26 is mounted on and slideson the bar 21 and this slide is actuated by the handle 19 which is rigidwith the slide. The slide 26 carries a coin releaser 27 which serves torelease the coin when the handle 19 is actuated. The coin releaser 27serves also as a lock to prevent the operation of the machine when thereis no coin in the slot. The releaser 27 has a shoulder 28 and the.detent 25 has a shoulder 29. If there is no coin in the slot 24, thehandle 19 cannot be moved far enough to secure any goods. If the handle19 is moved when there is no coin, the shoulder 28 would abut againstthe shoulder 29 and so stop the movement of the handle 19. The slide 26has a slot 30 which registers with the coin chute 20 and the slot 24-.lVhen a coin is dropped in the chute 20, it will stop against the detent25. When the handle 19 is moved. it will move the slide 26 and the upperedge of the slide 26 will press down on the coin at the point 31 andthis pr ssurc on top of the coin will exert pressure on the coinsuilicient to depress the detent 25 and so release the coin. The detent25 will be depressed until the shoulder 28 and partly slotted, the

passes the shoulder 29. Thus when there is a coin in the slot theshoulders 28 and 29 will not interfere with each other and the handle 19can be actuated to deliver the goods. After the. shoulder 28 passes theshoulder 29, the curved portion of the releaser 27 will ride on theshoulder 29 and so depress the detent 25. The detent is pivotallymounted on the sides of the bar 21 by pivot studs 32 and a spring 33,which is attached to the underside of the bar 21, holds the detent upagainst the bottom of the bar 21 until it is depressed by the coin.

When the slide 26 is actuated the goodsare delivered. The goods arestored in the cabinet 34. In illustration given, the cabinet 3% isadapted to contain lead pencils ot the ordinary type, arranged one abovethe other. The slide 26 carries two pairs of posts 35 and 36 and theseposts carry supporting arms 35 and 36 respectively. These supportingarms are adapted to project through slots 35 and an", respectively, inthe bar 10 which forms a part or the pencil cabinet. The bar 10 ispartly grooved slots being formed in the bottom of the grooves. Normallythe arms 35 project through the slots 35 and support the column ofpencils. dVhile the arms 35 are supporting the pencils the arms 36 areresting in grooves 39 in the bar 10 and so are not projecting into thepencil column. Each arm 35 is operatively connected to each arm 36 by awire 1-1 of each pair of arms. When the slide 26 is actuated by thehandle 19, the arms 35 will commence to move out or the slots 35 as soonas they strike the shoulders 37 ot the grooves 38 and simultaneously thearms 36 will begin to slide out of the grooves 39 and commence toproject through the slots 36 and go on between the bottom pencil and thepencil above, the arms 36 being actuated by the arms 35. The arms 36will now support the column oi pencils while the arms 35' are lying inthe grooves 38, the bottom pencil having dropped "from the arms 35 readyto be delivered through the door in the bottom of the cabinet 3%. Theslide 26 carrier an arm 4-2 which projects through a slot 43 in bar 10for forcing the pencil out through door 45. The slide 26 is forced backto starting point by a spring a l which may be attached to one of theposts 35 and to the side 13 of the compartment 9. When the slide 26starts towards the starting point, the arms 35 will commence to move outof the grooves 38 into slots 35" and arms 36 will simultaneously moveand strike the shoulders 40 of grooves 39 and so begin to be forced outof slots 36 and this opera tion continues until the arms 35 are again inposition to catch the column of pencils just as the arms 36 release thecolumn of pencils and the arms 36 then occupy the grooves 39. In thislatter operation, the arms 86 operate the arms 35 automatically byreason of the connection by the wires ll.

Various changes in the sizes, proportions, construction and arrangementor the several parts may be made without departing from our invention.

What we claim, is,-

1. A vending machine comprising a casing having a compartment for goodsand a compartment for operating mechanism provided with a partitionseparating said compartments and provided with grooves and slotstherein, main supporting arms projecting through slots in said partitionfor supporting the goods therein and supplemental supporting arms lyingnormally in grooves in said partition and adapted to project throughslots therein and to support the goods when said main supporting armsare withdrawn from the goods department and are lying in grooves in saidpartition, and mechanism for actuating said arms.

2. A vending machine comprising a casing having a compartment for goodsand a compartment for operating mechanism provided with a partitionseparating said compartments having grooves and slots therein, mainsupporting arms normally projecting through slots in said partition forsupporting goods in said goods con'ipartment and adapted to lie ingrooves in said partition, supplemental supporting arms normally lyingin grooves in said partition but adapted to project through slots insaid partition for supporting goods while said main supper ing arms arelying in grooves in said partition, means operatively connecting saidmain supporting arms and said supplemental supporting arm whereby saidmain supporting arms actuate said supplemental supporting arms, andmechanism in said operating compartment for actuating said mainsupporting arms.

3. A Vending machine having a casing provided with a compartment forgoods and a compartment for operating mechanism and a partitionseparating said compartments provided with slots and grooves therein,main supporting arms normally project-- ing through slots in saidpartition for supporting goods in said goods compartment andsupplemental supporting arms normally lying in grooves in said partitionbut adapted to project through slots in said partition and tosupportgoods when said main supporting arms are withdrawn therefrom andlying in grooves in said partition, means operatively connecting saidmain supporting arms and supplei'nental supporting arms whereby saidmain supporting arms actuate said supplemental supporting arms,mechanism in said operating compartment for actuating said mainsupporting arms, and an arm actuated by said mechanism projecting lot)from said operating compartment into said goods compartment fordelivering goods therefrom.

i. A vending machine comprising a casing provided with a compartment forgoods and a compartment for operating mechanism and a partitionseparating said compartments and provided with slots and grooves thereinand the end walls of said grooves forming means for aiding inwithdrawing supporting arms from said goods compartment, main supportingarms projecting normally through slots in said partition for supportinggoods in said goods compartment but adapted to lie in grooves in saidpartition, supplemental arms normally lying in grooves in said partitionbut adapted to project through slots therein for supporting goods insaid goods compartment when said main supporting arms are withdrawntherefrom and lying in grooves in said partition, means in saidoperating compartment for actuating said arms consisting of a slideoperatively connected with said arms, and an arm actuated by said slidefor delivering goods from said goods compartment.

A vending machine comprising a casing provided With a compartment forgoods and a compartment for operating mechanism and a. partitionseparating said compartments and provided with slots and grooves thereinand the end walls of grooves in said partition forming co-operatingmeans for withdrawing supporting arms from said goods compartment, mainsupporting arms normally projecting into said goods compartment forsupporting goods therein but adapted to lie in grooves in saidpartition,

supplemental supporting arms normally lying in grooves in said partitionbut adapted to project through slots in said partition for supportinggoods in said goods compartment when said main arms are withdrawntherefrom and are lying in grooves in said partition, a slideoperatively connected with said arms and co-operating with saidcooperating means for actuating said arms, an arm carried by said slideand projecting into said goods compartment for delivering goodstherefrom, and a spring for restoring said slide to inoperativeposition.

6-. A vending machine comprising a casing provided with a compartmentfor goods and a compartment for operating mechanism and a partitionseparating said compartments and provided with slots and grooves thereinand the end walls of the grooves in said partition forming co-operatingmeans for Withdrawing supporting arms from said goods compartment, pairsof support ing arms adapted to project from said operating compartmentinto said goods compartment for alternate. use in supporting goodstherein, and a slide in said operating compartment operatively connectedwith said arms and co-operating with said cooperating means foralternatively projecting one pair of said arms at a time into said goodscompartment and for projecting one pair of said arms into said goodscompartment while the other pair is being Withdrawn. 7

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

JOHN GALLATIN KEARBY, SR.

lVILLIAM HUBERT GOODNIGHT.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,611,551, granted December 21, 1926.

to JOHN GALLATIN KEARBY, SR. ET AL,

It is hereby certified that the above mentioned. patent was erroneouslyissued to John Grallatin Kearby, Sr. and William Hubert Goodnight saidGoodnight assignor to said Kearby, Sr.-, Whereas said Patent should havebeen issued to J. G. Kearby Sales Corporation, of Orange, Texas, aCorporation of Texas, said Corporation being assignee by mesneassignments of the entire interest in said invention as shown by therecords of assignments in this office; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of February, A. D. 1927.

. William A. Kinnan, y

eal. Acting Commissioner of Patents.

